Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1887-09-24
isn't that enough. You can hear the
same story from the whole sixteen.n

believe to be, and which, In the absence
of evidence to the contrary, We may as
sumo to be, the Dancing Polly. You had
an undoubted right, as an officer Of his
majesty's revenue, to board that vessel.
Where, in my opinion, you exceeded your
duty wa in seizing the prisoners; for you
have not proved that there was anything
on board to justify that violent measure.
Prove smuggling, sir, or I shall let the
prisoners 90 and dismiss the case"
There was a sensation in the court. The
officer looked down ahashed. He had
actually, in his zeal to seize a we'll known
and notorious smuggler, omitted the most
necessary portion of his case-proof of the
%contraband carriage. He was actually so
eager to bring his prisoners to the magis-
trate that he forgot to carry with him his
pieces do conviction.
"Cnder tho circumstances, therefore,"
said the justice, with a great sigh Of re-
lief, II shall dismiss the prisoners, unless
you can at once produce evidence OF SNUG
Cling"
Dan smiled. Will laughed aloud. Job
and Jephthah nudged each other with
their elbows, and became solemn beyond
what is natural in young men. Lieut..
Pollard looked, in fact-if ono can say so
of Il gallant officer who afterward fell
fighting the battles of his country
foolish.
II could send back to Rousdon bay"
he said, ''and cause to be brought kegs
from the cargo of the Dancing Polly"
flush, mani" said the justice. "Who
Is to prove that those kegs were there
when you boarded the craftF'
The revenue men looked, at each other
and laughed, glad to find that Dan GULL
yer was going to escape. Only the captain
looked disconnected.
"And now," said MI. Mallock, rising
from his judicial throne, I'VE may dismiss
the case. I hope, Pollard, that next time
you drag me out Of lied In the middle Of
the night, 1t will he with a better case
than this. Dan CULVER, the next time
you go fishing In the. Dancing Polly, YOU
had better ask Capt. Pollard to 90 with
you. And now l think I shall 20 up stairs
and have my sleep out"
We oil thought the case wa over and
the cause won, when a young fellow, one
of the sixteen, Skirling by name-he was
Il Weymouth man; no mai nearer than
Weymouth would have willingly testified
against Dan-steppcd forward and spoke,
with many stammers and with much hes
itution.
"Bcg YOU honor's pardon. l broached
one OF they kegs in tho dark. l filled this
here bottle'-hs held out u fiat bottle,
two-thirds emptied-"with John Beer
therc'-evcrybody looked reproachfully
ut John Beer, the cousin Of our Lyme bar
her-"and we drank it together"
Swear this man. - said the justice, sit
ting down again.
They gave him the oath, and he repeated
the evidence. The worthy magistrate
tried to cross examine him; but it was
useless. The presence of tho brandy could
not otherwise be accounted for.
Then they called on John Beer, and
that young fellow, with bushes and much
unwillingness, was fain to confirm the
statement.
The justice of the peace made no fur
Their opposition.
his voice. cit is in the hope, Dan Guilt
yer, and you others-Job Guiliver, Jcph-
thai Gulliver and William Campion, all
described rs common mariners-that you
will have II speedy dcliverancc and quickly
return to %your-your farming and the
rest OF it, that l sign this document. Tho
Inv is uncertain. Times arc hard. Hon
est met cannot he spared. All, 1t Is a
'>' A'a' NV ~ WIZ JilAlNulSe
too, when good brandy is almost not to be
had and my Own cellar, | regret to say,
entirely empty"
So they were all committed to trial nnd
bail refused.
Early MS it was the whole population Of
Lyme was in the streets to witness, in
sympathy and sorrow, the departure Of
Dan CULVER md his sons-caught Mt
last-for Dorchester Jail. Loud were tho
lamentations and deep were the curses
which were uttered on tho unknown In
former who had wrought this evil. They
put us IN II wagon and we drove Otf-no
one refusing to let me 20 TOTO Bridport
and Dorchester, the drcariest journey I
ever made in my life, except one even
more sorrowful, which was to come later.
There happened, after the reluctant
justice had granted his warrant, II very
strange thing and one which caused the
Sides of all Lyme Regis to shake with
laughing. We heard the news ourselves
two days nfterward.
Capt. Pollard, ashamed of his own
haste which was almost the cause of q
miscarriage of justice, dispatched four OF
his men to seize the cargo and the bout
and to bring them round to the cove ut
Lyme. Both boat and cargo were the
prize of the captors, and a very tidy hnul
the prize would prove.
Tho men, by their W. account, lost no
time in marching back to Koustlon. 1t
was about 3 O'Clock when they got to the
urn. here thcy lonild lsil'tc "a nt
WORK III inc yard ana MS "lic III the
Iahry Niu no one eise ABOUT the place:
ohs~uspic,onsly they descended Tie hill
"n. DoaI"eu 'hc!r prize
rne Aunclhg ioiiy was empty.
u "iole Oh hef cargo was gone. Not
bno Hce ,ei.; h"t u single tracc or any